Eilene Janssen
Known for Acting · 25 credits
- Born
- 1938-05-25 (age 88)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Eilene Janssen was born in Los Angeles, California on May 25, 1938, to Henry Janssen and Mary Ellen Thompson.
She began her film career as a child actress in the early 1940s. With her father being a longtime worker for Universal Studios, Eilene Janssen made her first screen appearance in the 1940 film Sandy Gets Her Man. She continued to have bit parts in several movies such as Two Girls and a Sailor and It Happened Tomorrow. In 1944, she was awarded the title "Little Miss America".
As she grew older, she gained more prominent roles such as Elise in Song of Love and Peggy in The Boy with Green Hair. As a young adult she had a good role as the female lead in the 1957 Western film Escape from Red Rock.
Apart from films, Eilene Janssen also acted in television series like The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Father Knows Best, Mister Ed, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Tales of Wells Fargo, Make Room for Daddy, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, The Beverly Hillbillies and Perry Mason.
She retired from acting in 1968. As of 2004, she is residing in Pasadena, California.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (22)
Rendezvous 24
1946
as Anchaka Schmidt
The Green Years
1946
as Alison Keith as a child
On Our Merry Way
1948
as Peggy Thorndyke
Panic in the City
1968
as Information Clerk
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
as Peggy
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
Beginning of the End
1957
as William's Date
About Mrs. Leslie
1954
as Pixie Croffman
Song of Love
1947
as Elise Schumann
Sally and Saint Anne
1952
as Young Jeanne
Till We Meet Again
1944
as Yvonne
Black Zoo
1963
as Bride
A Midsummer Daydream
1955
as Girl
Who Killed Doc Robbin?
1948
as Betty
Wild Horse Ambush
1952
as Judy
Borrowed Trouble
1948
as Child
The Search for Bridey Murphy
1956
as Bridey Murphy Age 15
Escape from Red Rock
1957
as Janie Acker
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
1951
as Judy Dawson
The Dakota Kid
1951
as Judy Dawson
Arizona Manhunt
1951
as Judy Dawson
Curley
1947
as Betty
About Eilene Janssen
Eilene Janssen was born in Los Angeles, California on May 25, 1938, to Henry Janssen and Mary Ellen Thompson. She began her film career as a child actress in the early 1940s. With her father being a longtime worker for Universal Studios, Eilene Janssen made her first screen appearance in the 1940 film Sandy Gets Her Man. She continued to have bit parts in several movies such as Two Girls and a Sailor and It Happened Tomorrow. In 1944, she was awarded the title "Little Miss America". As she grew older, she gained more prominent roles such as El… With 25 credits spanning from 1944 to 1968, Eilene Janssen has appeared in 22 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Eilene Janssen Movies
- Rendezvous 24 (1946) — as Anchaka Schmidt
- The Green Years (1946) — as Alison Keith as a child
- On Our Merry Way (1948) — as Peggy Thorndyke
- Panic in the City (1968) — as Information Clerk
- The Boy with Green Hair (1948) — as Peggy
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